Accessing a form
You can access existing forms in a database as follows:
- The Forms property of NotesDatabase returns an array of NotesForm objects.
- The GetForm method of NotesDatabase returns a named NotesForm object.
TheNotesFormClass provides access to the following form properties:
| Property |
Data type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| Aliases |
Array of strings |
(Read-only) Aliases of the form |
| Fields |
Array of strings |
(Read-only) Names of all the fields of the form |
| FormUsers |
Array of strings |
(Read-write) Contents of the $FormUsers field |
| HttpURL |
String |
(Read-only) The HTTP URL of a form. |
| IsSubform |
Boolean |
(Read-only) True if the form is a subform |
| Name |
String |
(Read-only) Name of the form |
| NotesURL |
String |
(Read-only) The Notes® URL of a form. |
| Parent |
NotesDatabase |
(Read-only) Database that contains a Form object. For COM only. |
| ProtectReaders |
Boolean |
(Read-write) Protects $Readers items from being overwritten by replication |
| ProtectUsers |
Boolean |
(Read-write) Protects $FormUsers items from being overwritten by replication |
| Readers |
Array of strings |
(Read-write) Contents of the $Readers field |
In addition, you can get the type of a field on the form with GetFieldType. See Type in NotesItem for the valid field types. You can remove an existing form from the database with Remove method.